Could you add to the wiki site for your school any relevant comments of special interest that I can then forward on to John as per below. This will also serve as the update for our upcoming principals meeting on 30 April. As such, it would be great to put on this prayer points as I'm keen for this to a focus at the start of our meeting as opposed to discussion on what is happening.
Blessings all. Mark Richardson
Principal
Aidanfield Christian School mark.richardson@aidanfield.school.nz ----The next exec meeting is coming up in the last week of April and then the Assoc general Meeting in May at the conference
Since it is such a short time since the last AGM, I am going to request permission to not do our usual extensive report compiled by the regional coordinators.
Instead could you give me a brief paragraph about any regional activities that have happened in term 4 2009 and term 1 2010 I will table this at the exec meeting and compile them into a report for the AGM. I would like this before Friday 23rd ie. This week asap
Thanks so much
Praise Highlights:
Name of School
Yr Levels taught
Tot # of students
Name of Principal
/# of teaching staff
Bullet point notes
Timaru Christian School
Y1-8;
76 students
Shaun Brooker; 4
Our highlight for this year has to be the purchase of a new school site. Our new site has 21 classrooms, 11 acres and incredible potential.
We are blessed with incredible staff, students and parents.
Our roll has been steady at mid to late 70's
We are enjoying the implementation of the new curriculum
*
Ashburton Christian School
Y1-8
Tim Kuipers; 2
*
Aidanfield Christian School
Year 0 - 10
155 pupils
Mark Richardson
Teaching staff; 13
*We are making good gains in the implementation of the new curriculum and there is some exciting work goingon around the place.
Our rollhas grown to 176 after a roll increase late lastyear allowing us to grow to 200. It is great that the atmosphere around the school is still very much a family community feel and our prayer is that somehow we keep that as the school grows.
We have a settled staff who are working hard!
Pray for buildings to be completed in time and safety around the school.
Pray for our prayer support. A team of very faithful mothers has moved on as their kids have grown and we are looking to how to develop the prayer cover for the school in this new phase of the schools growth.
Hillview Christian School
Y0-10;
505 pupils
Steve Frost; 31 Teaching Staff
* Praise: Brilliant start to the year. Roll increase to 570 pupils
Outstanding staff/BOT/parents
Progress made on New Curriculum
Petition: Recently we have had a number of parents separating - wisdom,healing, strength and courage
Raising enough funds and resources to build new gymnasium/community centre to start
building in 2011.
Middleton Grange School
yr 1-13
1200 pupils
Richard Vanderpyl
MGS 1.Richard Vanderpyl starts as Principal with a welcome assembly on Monday 19th April. Richard has been Associate Principal at MGS for a number of years and brings wide and successful experience to the role from the state sector as well as a huge enthusiasm for Christian education. The school is undertaking a senior leadership structure review before deciding how to replace him. 2.The school is working hard on it’s two strategic objectives and making good progress . The objectives are: Implement the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) from the perspective of the Foundation Principles for Curricula (FPC) ( The FPC is a curriculum critique tool ) To establish a sustainable rigorous culture of teaching evidenced by the highest pupil achievement. 3. The $7.5 million Performing Arts\Maori and general teaching space project is well underway and completion is scheduled end of term 1 2011
Emmanuel Christian School
Y0-8
138 students
Jill Garrett
10 teaching staff
*
Christchurch Adventist School
Yrs 0-13
202 students
Dan C Carrasco
20 Teaching Staff
Praise Highlights:
Development and progress made with the National Standards and the New NZ Curric - finalising curriculum statements to align with special character statements
Three new Beginning Teachers (2 Primary + 1 Secondary)
Students made a smoother transition into to the school year from term breaks (eg studies, uniform and general attitude)
Positive NCEA academic results and achievements
Awesome weather and student safety from Outdoor Ed Camps
Positive contribution and leadership from BoT members during the triennial
Pray for:
Student Faith Development Programmes for Term 2: Week of Worship and speakers that will influence commitments to Christ
2010 Finances and budgets
Rangiora New Life School
Liberton Christian School
Yr 1-8
69 students
Fiona Sizemore
4 teaching staff
4.6 FTE
We thank the Lord for:
A wonderful community and BoT
a fourth classroom
a new senior playground
new ICT equipment
new PE equipment
a fantastic year 5-8 camp
We pray for:
our new BoT
our development and implementation of NZC
new Christian families to join our school community
Please pray for:
more pupils for our school.
the intergration process to be completed soon as we are still awaiting a reply from the MOE even though they should have given us a reply by now.
great new owners of our building, that they would be merciful towards us when negotiating new leases for our premises.
wisdom for the Board in moving the school onwards into the future. Praise God for:
an increasing roll.
godly men and women prepared to sacrifice much in order for their children to be educated in Christian schools.
the many volunteers who help us in so many ways.
a wonderful school community which is such a pleasure to relate to every day.
Amana Christian School
*
Richmond View
School
Yrs 1 – 8 Roll = 107
Adelle Galloway 5 teachers + principal
*
Nelson Christian Academy
Yr 1-8 Roll= 124
Chris George
6 teachers + Principal
*We have made some in roads with National Standards and will get this to the community. We had a whole school camp last term, awesome success with loads of fun, parents and tents! We have two new teachers, one is an author who has come back to teaching! She is an asset to the school. All staff are really rising to the challenge of NZC and the way in which they teach!
Please Pray For: That God will raise the right people for the up and coming BOT elections, parents and staff rep.
Continued roll growth
Wisdom when dealing with difficult children and helping parents of these children to see their children through other eyes!
Hi
Could you add to the wiki site for your school any relevant comments of special interest that I can then forward on to John as per below. This will also serve as the update for our upcoming principals meeting on 30 April. As such, it would be great to put on this prayer points as I'm keen for this to a focus at the start of our meeting as opposed to discussion on what is happening.
Blessings all.
Mark Richardson
Principal
Aidanfield Christian School
mark.richardson@aidanfield.school.nz
---- The next exec meeting is coming up in the last week of April and then the Assoc general Meeting in May at the conference
Since it is such a short time since the last AGM, I am going to request permission to not do our usual extensive report compiled by the regional coordinators.
Instead could you give me a brief paragraph about any regional activities that have happened in term 4 2009 and term 1 2010 I will table this at the exec meeting and compile them into a report for the AGM. I would like this before Friday 23rd ie. This week asap
Thanks so much
Praise Highlights:
Tot # of students
/# of teaching staff
76 students
- Our highlight for this year has to be the purchase of a new school site. Our new site has 21 classrooms, 11 acres and incredible potential.
- We are blessed with incredible staff, students and parents.
- Our roll has been steady at mid to late 70's
- We are enjoying the implementation of the new curriculum
*155 pupils
Teaching staff; 13
Our rollhas grown to 176 after a roll increase late lastyear allowing us to grow to 200. It is great that the atmosphere around the school is still very much a family community feel and our prayer is that somehow we keep that as the school grows.
We have a settled staff who are working hard!
Pray for buildings to be completed in time and safety around the school.
Pray for our prayer support. A team of very faithful mothers has moved on as their kids have grown and we are looking to how to develop the prayer cover for the school in this new phase of the schools growth.
505 pupils
- * Praise: Brilliant start to the year. Roll increase to 570 pupils
Outstanding staff/BOT/parentsProgress made on New Curriculum
- Petition: Recently we have had a number of parents separating - wisdom,healing, strength and courage
Raising enough funds and resources to build new gymnasium/community centre to startbuilding in 2011.
1200 pupils
MGS1. Richard Vanderpyl starts as Principal with a welcome assembly on Monday 19th April. Richard has been Associate Principal at MGS for a number of years and brings wide and successful experience to the role from the state sector as well as a huge enthusiasm for Christian education. The school is undertaking a senior leadership structure review before deciding how to replace him.
2. The school is working hard on it’s two strategic objectives and making good progress . The objectives are:
Implement the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) from the perspective of the
Foundation Principles for Curricula (FPC) ( The FPC is a curriculum critique tool )
To establish a sustainable rigorous culture of teaching evidenced by the highest pupil achievement.
3. The $7.5 million Performing Arts\Maori and general teaching space project is well underway and completion is scheduled end of term 1 2011
138 students
10 teaching staff
202 students
20 Teaching Staff
- Development and progress made with the National Standards and the New NZ Curric - finalising curriculum statements to align with special character statements
- Three new Beginning Teachers (2 Primary + 1 Secondary)
- Students made a smoother transition into to the school year from term breaks (eg studies, uniform and general attitude)
- Positive NCEA academic results and achievements
- Awesome weather and student safety from Outdoor Ed Camps
- Positive contribution and leadership from BoT members during the triennial
Pray for:69 students
4 teaching staff
4.6 FTE
- A wonderful community and BoT
- a fourth classroom
- a new senior playground
- new ICT equipment
- new PE equipment
- a fantastic year 5-8 camp
We pray for:our new BoT
our development and implementation of NZC
new Christian families to join our school community
30 pupils
2 Teaching staff
1 Full-time volunteer
Please pray for:
more pupils for our school.
the intergration process to be completed soon as we are still awaiting a reply from the MOE even though they should have given us a reply by now.
great new owners of our building, that they would be merciful towards us when negotiating new leases for our premises.
wisdom for the Board in moving the school onwards into the future.
Praise God for:
an increasing roll.
godly men and women prepared to sacrifice much in order for their children to be educated in Christian schools.
the many volunteers who help us in so many ways.
a wonderful school community which is such a pleasure to relate to every day.
School
Roll = 107
5 teachers + principal
Roll= 124
6 teachers + Principal
Please Pray For:
That God will raise the right people for the up and coming BOT elections, parents and staff rep.
Continued roll growth
Wisdom when dealing with difficult children and helping parents of these children to see their children through other eyes!
Roll= 70
3 teachers + principal